Enhanced math instruction proposed
Researchers say U.S. high school pupils taking vocational classes with enhanced math instruction do better on standardized math tests than other students.
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Oct 19, 2006
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Democracy not good at helping poor people
A group of U.S. political scientists has concluded democracy may not be more beneficial to the poor than other political systems, contrary to prior findings.
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Oct 19, 2006
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Errors in consumer judgments studied
Research shows both experts and novices can make notoriously poor consumer judgments and U.S. scientists say they believe they've determined why that is.
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Oct 19, 2006
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In Brief: Russia to build moon rocket
Russia is building a new spaceship that can fly to the moon.
Space Exploration
Oct 19, 2006
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China's fast reactor set for tests in 2010
China's first experimental fast nuclear reactor that can burn up to 70 percent of uranium fuel is expected to start trials in four years.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 19, 2006
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Panasonic Introduces Next Generation Toughbook Rugged Computers
Panasonic Computer Solutions Company today introduced two new rugged Panasonic Toughbook computers: The CF-19 convertible tablet PC, and the flagship CF-30 clamshell notebook.
Hardware
Oct 19, 2006
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IMEC demonstrates multimedia decoding on reconfigurable processor with record power efficiency
IMEC developed a reconfigurable processor for video decoding achieving power efficiencies 6 to 12 times higher than state-of-the-art C-programmed processors. The processor was derived from IMEC’s C-programmable ADRES (Architecture ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Oct 19, 2006
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The Evolution of Our Fungi Relatives
In the latest installment of a major international effort to probe the origins of species, a team of scientists has reconstructed the early evolution of fungi, the biological kingdom now believed to be animals' closest relatives.
Oct 19, 2006
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Store's interior design may be best front against shoplifting, study says
Getting the goods on a thief may not be necessary if a store’s interior is designed to deter shoplifting in the first place, a new University of Florida study finds.
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Oct 19, 2006
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Scientists aim to unlock gravitational wave mysteries
Scientists at The Australian National University today joined a consortium of universities launching plans for a new observatory to detect a space phenomenon that has challenged physicists since it was first proposed by Einstein ...
General Physics
Oct 19, 2006
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